LAHORE: The High Performance department of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited 24 players to attend a month-long camp of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), starting from Tuesday (today). “This month-long camp is for elite cricketers who are either not featuring in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 or knocking at the doors of international cricket or recently lost …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports fell by over four per cent in February from a year ago after recording growth in the past four months, showed data released by the Ministry of Commerce on Monday. The export proceeds fell to $2.044 billion in February, down by 4.5pc from $2.14bn in the corresponding month last year. The drop in exports amid steady increase …

ISLAMABAD: The month of February saw a rebound in prices of consumer items as inflation edged up to 8.7 per cent from 5.7pc in January, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Monday showed. On a month-on-month basis, inflation increased by 1.8pc mainly due to an increase in prices of cooking oil, pulses, petroleum products and electricity charges …

KARACHI: Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim has termed his decision not to bowl during the high-octane HBL Pakistan Super League encounter against Lahore Qalandars as part of the strategy. Qalandars avenged their defeat in the PSL V final last November to arch-rivals by completing an incredible comeback despite losing two wickets for no runs and then losing in-form Mohammad Hafeez …

LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan’s Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF) will raise the investment-to-GDP ratio by almost one per cent during the ongoing fiscal year despite the Covid-19 pandemic as approvals of long-term concessionary investment loans under it have already reached Rs430 billion. The central bank had introduced the concessionary refinance scheme to facilitate investment in new industrial projects, …

KARACHI: Stocks went into a tailspin by mid-day on the first trading day of the week, which saw it hit the intraday low of 772 points with red splashed across the sectors. The panic subsided in about the last trading hour as investors in the lead of insurance companies scooped to pick up blue-chips that had dropped to attractive levels. …

ISLAMABAD: Highlighting certain risks to fiscal sustainability, the federal government has reported its half-year (July-December) fiscal deficit at 3.1 per cent of GDP, or the highest-ever figure of Rs1.393 trillion in absolute terms. In its mid-year Budget Review Report submitted to the parliament as required under the Public Finance Act, 2019, the Ministry of Finance on Monday claimed credit for …

Hira Mani on Monday revealed that her sons are very fond of Turkish TV series “Dirilis:Ertugrul. Taking to Instagram, the actress shared a video message sent to her children by Hakam Serim who played Gunkut Alp in the historical TV series. In the video, shared by the Mere Paas Tum Ho actress, Hakam sends Salam to Hira’s sons and chants Pakistani Zindabad. …

Popstar Demi Lovato appears to be exuding more  “peace, serenity, joy, and love” as her recent social media posts demonstrate the reason why she is sparkling with increased confidence. is getting more confidence as her journey towards self-love led her to ‘accidentally lose weight’ even though she does not pressure herself for any diet regime. Taking to her Instagram on …

Amber Heard has been hit by rumours that she would be replaced by Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke due to violating the health and fitness clauses in her contract for the upcoming DC Extended Universe  film ‘Aquaman 2’. Johnny Depp’s ex-wife  has been fired from ‘Aquaman 2’ as she “did not pass her physical examination” for the role and therefore …